Error Messages
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in the Product Information Guide.
If the error message is not listed, see the documentation for the operating system or the program that was running when the message appeared.
AF I L E N A M E C A N N O T C O N T A I N A N Y O F T H E F O L L O W I N G C H A R A C T E R S : \ / : * ? “ < > — Do not
use these characters in filenames.
AR E Q U I R E D . DLL F I L E W A S N O T F O U N D — The program that you are trying to open is missing an essential file. To remove and then reinstall the program:
1 Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs. 2 Select the program you want to remove.
3 Click the Change or Remove Program icon.
4 See the program documentation for installation instructions.
drive letter :\ I S N O T A C C E S S I B L E . T H E D E V I C E I S N O T R E A D Y — The drive cannot read the disk. Insert a disk into the drive and try again.
— Insert a bootable floppy disk or CD.
NOTE: This system supports an optional USB floppy drive.
— Remove the floppy disk from the drive and restart your computer. NOTE: This system supports an optional USB floppy drive.
N O T E N O U G H M E M O R Y O R R E S O U R C E S . C L O S E S O M E P R O G R A M S A N D T R Y A G A I N — Close all windows and open the program that you want to use. In some cases, you may have to restart your computer to restore computer resources. If so, run the program that you want to use first.
O P E R A T I N G S YS T E M N O T F O U N D — Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 112).
Solving Problems
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